Simon Cowell Says Kara DioGuardi Isn’t Going Anywhere

Only a few days ago, Kara DioGuardi shared the news that she was almost 100% sure that this would be her first and only season as the fourth judge on American Idol. However, Simon appeared on an episode of the The Ellen DeGeneres Show that airs today, and told the audience that, Kara will definitely be back.

Not that he’s entirely happy about it. Cowell went on to express his distaste for having four judges.

“There’s less time for us to talk. One week literally we couldn’t talk, so 10 minutes before the show started they said, ‘Oh by the way you can’t talk for half the show,'” Cowell said. “It’s rather like saying in a singing competition to the singers, half of you can’t sing. It was just crazy.”

Oh, that Simon; always one to accentuate the negative.

We want to know your opinions: Do you like hearing the opinions of four judges, or do you wish they’d just stick to Simon, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson? Have your say in the comments section!

Agree. Kara should have never joined the show. I really hope they can her.

den

i agree randy the dog should leave the show,keep simon, paula and karla for next shows in the years to come,

ohplease

Get rid of her – she sucks – stick to the original three be it good, bad or indifferent.
Paula is a doll, Simon is hot no matter what comes out of his mouth and lets face it – we all love to hear what he has to say whether we agree or not. Randy is a dork, but he’s part of the pack!

Dav

I personally like Kara. However, it may return to being three judges. I have heard rumors that Simon may not be coming back as his schedule in London is getting so hectic, and the traveling is becoming hard on him. They’re just rumors, mind, nothing concrete.

chris

Get rid of paula she doesn’t add anything to the show. Half of the time she doesn’t make any sense.

freyja

Kara DioGuardi shared the news that she was almost 100% sure that this would be her first and only season as the fourth judge on American Idol.

..and when was this? she just said that she had a one year contract and she is not sure if she will be back next year.

FRX

Randy is a producer who has worked with Whitney f*cking Huston, Mariah f*cking Carey and Janet f*cking Jackson. He and Simon are the only ones who are actually qualified to judge a talent contest.

FranklinBabes

We hate Kara. She’s rude, annoying and there is no need for her. We don’t want her back. Just stick to Randy, Paula and Simon!

teddy

i dont like kara. i think she’s always trying too hard to be perfect. pls keep her out of next season. she’s spoiling the show.

KD

i’m so glad Kara will be back cause many people thinks she is a dumb airhead judge that contributes nothing. Well open your eyes guys. The person behind all those good songs you upload on your ipod is Kara. She is way more talented than the 3 of them. She writes good songs which dominates the charts and from different genres, She can sing, She produces, etc. She has done a lot to the music industry. You should do further research about her and her contributions before judging her.

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